sport

Definition

  • noun: a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other
  • verb: to amuse oneself
  • verb: to wear (something) in a way that attracts attention
  • often used in the plural especially in U.S. English to refer to sports in a general way
  • synonyms: frolic, beau brummel, monopoly

Examples

  • He hunts and fishes 'for sport'. [=he hunts and fishes because he enjoys it and not as a job or because he needs food for survival]

  • My brother likes 'sports'. [=he enjoys playing and/or watching games such as football, baseball, basketball, golf, etc.]

  • He lost but he was a 'good sport' about it. [=he was not rude or angry about losing]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) is supposed to do, sir. - That's why? - Yes. I'm still gonna have a tarte tatin. I always liked competition. Extreme sports, speed... Going faster, higher... I had it all with paragliding. I got higher, could see everything. And breathe. I was raised with the conviction I was (..)
    2011 The Intouchables
  • (..) I love disabled persons. Since I was a little child actually. To promote disabled people's autonomy, I'd say. Their social insertion. Sports too. You gotta move, you know. For the social life, I mean. These people can't do anything... I saw... had my first professional experience... (..)
    2011 The Intouchables